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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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